Tag: Shams 1

Dubai Readies Law to Let Home Owners Feed Energy to the Grid

With Dubai’s government close to finalizing legislation, property owners in the Emirate may soon have the option to feed...

Burning Trash to Power 200 Island Homes in the Gulf

A small island off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has announced plans to use...

Shams 1: World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Plant Goes Live

The Shams 1 Concentrated Solar Plant (CSP) in Abu Dhabi is the largest of its kind in the world...

Shams 1: The World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Plant Nears Completion

Abu Dhabi wants to ensure that by 2020, seven percent of the nation's energy mix will be comprised of...

Dubai Confirms Commitment to Sustainable Environment, Energy

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) economic capital, Dubai, has reaffirmed its committment to sustainable energy and the environment as...

Abu Dhabi’s Shams 100 MW CSP Solar Power Plant To Switch On … Soon

Shams 1 will displace 175,000 tons of CO2 per year and its power output will be enough to power 20,000 homes. Abu Dhabi’s...

Morocco solar energy deals led by Saudi Arabia

ACWA rumored to win the contract to build a 160 MW CSP project in in the south of Morocco.

Tour One of the Largest Solar Thermal Projects on Earth at MENASOL 2012

This year's MENASOL on the 16th and 17th of May in Abu Dhabi, offers something even more special!

China’s Suntech is Among Masdar’s Solar Bids for Nour 1

Frank Wouters of Masdar Power at Abu Dhabi's World Future Energy Summit. With its first large scale solar farm expected to be operational...